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Work to begin Monday on fire-damaged buildings in Midhurst

May 11th, 2023

11/05/2023 Today the South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA) has appointed a contractor to ensure the fire-damaged listed buildings are safely and legally secured. This will then allow the road to be reopened in both directions. The SDNPA, working with West Sussex County Council and Chichester District Council, continues to actively liaise with the owners […]

Urgent works notice issued to owners of fire-hit properties in Midhurst

May 5th, 2023

An Urgent Works Notice was today issued by the South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA)  to the owners of the properties affected by the fire. This is legally required to allow us to begin work on site. As the Local Planning Authority, the SDNPA is using emergency powers and working with West Sussex County Council […]

Win £250 in the South Downs National Park’s annual photo competition

May 4th, 2023

Can you take an amazing photograph of the South Downs National Park that draws a collective ‘wow’? The National Park is launching its 2023 Annual Photo Competition with the theme of “A New Perspective” and a top prize of £250. The rolling chalk hills, river valleys, forests, grassland and heaths, as well as the pretty […]

Introducing Green South Downs – a new sustainability awards programme for businesses

May 4th, 2023

An exciting new initiative launches today to recognise the business community’s efforts to go green and be more sustainable. Businesses of all sizes across the region are being invited to apply for Green South Downs – a new programme that awards enterprises for taking steps towards helping the environment and local community. It comes after […]

Connecting with South Downs nature to manage anxiety

May 4th, 2023

Anxiety is something most people will experience in their lives and is in fact a very normal human emotion. Yet sometimes those feelings of intense worry can get out of control and escalate into something bigger. Anxiety is the theme of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week (15 May to 21 May) and the National […]

Huge hedgerow to link South Downs and New Forest National Parks

May 4th, 2023

An ambitious project has been launched to connect Hampshire’s two National Parks, the South Downs and New Forest, with a ‘nature corridor’ of hedgerow. Hedgerows play an enormously important role in boosting biodiversity, capturing carbon, improving food production and enhancing the rural community. The countryside has lost over half of all hedgerows since 1945 and […]

South Downs history knowledge nuggets: Monarch’s Way

May 4th, 2023

Cultural heritage lead Anooshka Rawden takes a look at the history of this remarkable route. If you’re a regular walker across the South Downs you might occasionally see signage for the Monarch’s Way that cuts through places like Hambledon, Kingley Vale, Arundel and ends at Shoreham. This is the fourth longest waymarked route in England, […]